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Art (Front. the ,Journal des Debats.) .1 which ilierr a trial of considerable length, it e'let &vide behaved with his accustomed dat'l4:ll4ectsbility, the wife of Bancal was intro } - lit hea;:ar'd deposed, that, on the 19th of Marc her I t eight in the evening, six men entered 1:111 drag g i ng i n a Gentleman (Mons i eur t ot u—e4l ' Site remembers Bastide a nd others, 1 1 7 1 1 "t affirm th a t J aus i on was one o f t o er. she discov ere d that they were determined ba t hint, r hint, she attempt e d to l eave t h e h ouse, 843tidetie . pre v eoted her, e xc l a i m i ng , " If you i 4 a slv P' Yon die !" She fainted—and when 1i rite eenver,ed th e deed had been perpetrated, i ar e ni murder had left the house. She (e -her datiliter what they had done. She l Vta . : 4l-er % " They have killed a Gentleman : e Isel4 t t e e , r \ Y ' % ! icit ed•" She desired her husband to "le I,articulars, but he paid no attention to o 16 et '.hie ?Resit:lElYr demanded why she had s thevisc"ilicealed the ; she replied, because Ne6'iversuaded her that, if she was silent, they tei,: 4 le allowed to escape, while they were 11! 4:;ititlitcteil to Montpellier. i the Ittoft P"eueEtre-GENERAL .remarked, that titst:"'°l4 of Bailee s wife were more precise Ni4eathe half, sentences. she used to utter ; hut, 41_4-7' We have reason to hope that some en tr.al explain her contradictions. tet4:b..4"l'l Wife ---" I never said : that I positively E itto7,llered glatision but only that I thought 1 bad ti ax• tleing Interrogated as to the crimes hit? to hts ar g e by 13or„ps „it e , offirined, that she is Let her do . as I do (said h e ) ; Theceah,te4/ oth i le atill 1. W as adjo urne d t ill to - morrow. th e ; 1 tt 4(,r- fii.irnier has been set at liberty., 4 41 1: Rek de Tanrines has taken his plac., I, ° II the sAme ch `rge. • SIIIP NEWS. Nat, ;011,' Past ranee Q2 : - -C.--irne down Irma the Ricer and sailed, • ld r , s cc rempler, for China; Sovereign, Barton; PO.l, alid Bengal. At tle . :. rniji• it, AP ' ikt.a, Sl'n ' c 'rtiY, for China. Rt t. 2 2.—Passed down Channel the Scaleby fo, r4 14.°144, Arntr.. 20 . —Arrived the Richmond, L 6 C ti l d a o r t k l: Ihin I f‘dv4s last fri,tu the Cape in 12 weeks for ia and the N e e rani the ship tiart,,, Henriques, lronil34tat all well, k i s4 ; (a) 7tli inst. in l a t. .12, 29, long. 33 - 7. West, a with t hq )°n d to London. —Put in here a Brixhani boat, ,_ 4l .4 4 E, Pl4 L itt ' i ns wife, and six of the crew of a brig belonging from t tai i ,f ) "' which foundered off Calais on her voyage tch k4lll,4rgil for Liverpool. They were taken out by a . Ap t . •"1 Alnsterd-tni b ound to Oporto, who arrived °RI.' this , th triiiil 1 ning.--,aue ‘. this r"‘ . ' ' . 'tl the Princess Elizabeth packet, 11 5 f ur I heLeeward Isl an d s. , _ kiii ,„ AR* `c", APRIL 22.—A rr i ved the Jane packet, with a • ‘ith d e ' Irons Gotten burgh.—S a il e d t h e L a d y N epean pac k et, L lt-4 for Holland. . P., _ -- 11411: a i 3 tti,i- (11 Y, being St. Ge orge ' s D ay, br a Wing R oom, for the . purpose o the t E S re l: b liti a g the con.rati)latioris of th e Nobili t y ) t oI F tsvr, ' thee his "oyal Highness the PRINCE 12th of At t°tUpletes his fifty-sixth year on the. '''' tbilq111%1111"'• Probably our Readets ti av ',ie bi,.0).(1 v of his Royal Highness was_ . will recollect to 111 A t 1)""1 o ser‘ a .e . 4 l in a tiimilar way upon the 21 h ilt cr -Pt il last year , had not a sudden illness then t l lite i • • 1 . ( k m on the part o I ,tr 4 1. t its It cele nit . , "htiih4.lelty. -'lie Prince and Princess of Hesse g, "ill be presented to the QUEEN. r t \ t3t i et( taY at three o'clock, . -1' .iti d a '(.: • r• -it a-I-louse. His Royal the PRINCE Re tail _burr at _di 0 N l vlii t ' L ess afterwards held a Privy Council, at v ", as we are informed, the consent of the . K . tile h ill Connell .was passed to the mat nage of titv::44! of CAMBRIDGE. His Ro Of :ii(ltelice 14) the Earl of HA iIitOWBY, the Earl yal Highn , ess .I,:vtkpooL, alit! Ali% CANNING. I),,ites.terday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Ir e of RENT dined with the QUEEN- a .. tit tii alt Nay the Princ e of HESSE-HoiBE G II; ttio the Dukes of CUMBERLAND and CLARENCE, i,sl'eral public characters. vi,titrtinee LEOPOLD will set out on bis intended 1-li s 1 .,° the Continent in the course of a few weeks.. 1) 1 )1' (:i'oy,.l Highness has offered the occupation , ilrernont, (luring his absence, to the Duke and I?lti:'tss of CUMERLAND. Bat- we understand , 141 1 Roy,l Highnesses are also about to leave Illlattrl tor some time.—(Monliug Herald.) tyke FREVEN'rED•—A ineeling was to have 41,1,74 place Yesterday, in consequence of a dis ,...k 't hlay, between Captain 11.--- and Mr. 1„,. ----, a gentleman of fortune ; but it ty-s pre the h (I by the interference of the police. The i-itr t . les, however, escaped. 0 0 g ree J, la tied• d i cti aVd e ve ( e get' :OP` do t ,edY t W il : n te i : t ll6l , l gllt always b e of serv i ce to t h e P u bli c , - relax in his efforts to put a stop to- those eouthiliati ° us Yrhich are said to ex i st a m o ng the `WATER r --114t.ANtss. The subject is of the highest "Ellice to th e Metropolis, and to the Country 11t la a r ge) as t h e health, as well as comforts of its t 7 bit "ts are essentially concerned, and conse t0"111111 the. interests and ' happiness of all their be nnexi°4s throughout the Empire, which may c 4Ct ed ,by disease and mortality in the b jndeed, we think th e su bj ect oug h t not di v - 1 - ef t to th e h umanity and public spirit of in ft, t th 41s, but sh ou ld b e a primary consideration e Alit tl g o rotis and immediate interposition of egislature. FOR THE SUN. Mr. EDITOR,—Your strenuous and persevering labours in the Cause of CHURCH and STATE, in duce me to lead your attention to the necessity of somehow eradicating the idea that exists against assisting the Building and Repairs of the Esta blished Church, from the notion that such a sum is first taken from a Brief by the CHANCELLOR, that renders nugatory the general Mite: Your's, &c. FOR THE SUN. EDITOR,—I cannot help considering the Public as very much indebted to the Editors of the various Newspapers, and their Correspondents, for pointing out to us, I trust in good time, the tendency of a Bill now before Parliament for the better Regulation of PAlitsu MATTERS, By way of assisting them in their labours, I will state a case pretty much in point t—A rich populous town and parish, that had been for some years past most cruelly oppressed and trampled upon by nothing more or less than a select Committee, was at length fortunate enough, through tl►e spirited exertions of a few individuals, to get rid of the grievance. The limits of a Newspaper will not admit of giving. the details, &c. of the operation of sach grievance ; they are, however, in my possession, and shall he made public, to the very last letter, it it should become necessary. Suffice it to say, that those on the Committee, and their minions, as also be who, standing behind the scene, pulls the wires, and causes the puppet to dance to his tune (and who, if the Bill in question passes, will appoint the Select Vestry), in conse quence of their intrigues and management, never did hear any thing like their just propoi tion of the pressure of the times, as felt through Poor Rates, Church Rates, Highway Rates, &c. &c. You will very readily believe, Sir, that, under these circumstances, the proposed return to the old -. system has occasioned a very general sensa tion and alarm amongst. the Parishioners, with the exception of a few, who are to be seen with a smile upon their countenance, and the following sentence ever ready—" Stop till the new Bill passes.''- The- consternation is indeed consider abic; but I am happy to say that they appear to trust to the known good sense of the Legislature to protect them from the grasp of their former tyrants. I wish to selbmit, with deference to those who have studied the subject, whether, if the Bill passes, it will not be advisable to do away with the Office of Vestry Clerk; a personage much too often the creature of him who is in►ended to pos sess all the proposed extended powers. Surely every thing may •he accomplished-by the Select Vestry, aided by the Chairman and the Assistant Overseer. Since- your Correspondents A. B. and C. D. wrote, the Bill has undergone some trifling alter ations, on a re-commitment, and they are under a small error in stating . that the Chairman of the Vestry is to be nominated by the Magistrate—a matter of no importance, as there can be little doubt that a hint from him will, secure the ap pointment of whoever he prefers. A FREEHOLDER. • London, April '2O, 1818. REGISTER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Salisbury, in Arlington-street.; Marquis of Blandford, from Blenheim ; Governor -Farquhar, its St. James's-street ; Hon. Col. Onslow, iu Clarges-greet,. Picca dilly ; Lieut. Gen. Sir Wm.tumley, Bart. in Arlington-streetl ; Hon. Percy Wyndham, in Grosvenor-place ; Lieut.-Col. Shaw, in Old Burlington-street; Sir George Alderson, in Great Marlborough-street ; Mr. Franks, in Charles-street, Berkeley q nare ; Viscount Cranley, in Clarges-street ; Miss A. Pigot, in Hert ford-street , May-fair ; Hon. Richard Neville, from Audley End, near Saffro❑ Walden, in Essex; Earl, and Countess of Shannon, in Hamilton-place; Lord Clive, from Powis Castle, in Grafton-street ; ,Lord Brownlow, in Cavendish-square. ROBERT H. GORDON, Esq. of Embo, is about to erect a harbour below the fishing village of Etubm," which will receive vessels of 60 or 70 tons burden. This will of course be an opening for a herring fishing station in the neighbour hood of Dornoch, for Which Bulb() is so much adopted. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Comman ders took leave of the Court pre‘ions to depart ing for their respective destinations, viz. : Capt. J. FREEMAN, Lord Kei',h ; Capt. C. •TEBBUT, Northampton, for Bengal ; and Capt. T. DORMER, Lady Lushington, for Bombay. EDWARD KENYCIN, SAMUEL TURNER, and MO MASEyIs. Esqrs. were yesterday called to the Bar'by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn. A handsome new free bridge is about to be built over the River Shannon, near Limerick, in Ireland, towards the expences of which, one Gentleman has subscribed 2000/. .and another 10001. Packets are preparing to sail regularly from Little Hampton, in Sussex, to Havre-de-Grace, by which the distance between London and Paris will be considerably shortened. A load of very rich lead and silver has lately been discovered, and is now working, in the pa rish. of Langreath, on the River Looe.. POETRY: SONNET. Addressed to the Right lion. GEORGE CAN CANNING, whose Genius from thy stripling prime, When first thou stray'dst in ETON'S " watery glade," Till sent to grace thy ALMA MATER'S shade, Conspicuous shone—nor less so since the time When call'd by Purr Ambition's height to climb, To stem the revolution storm, and aid The glorious plans his powerful mind had laid; Thus from the skies, where now he sits sublime, To thee he speaks—" Well hast thou kept the track " In which ttrod—then do not grieve my fate " To share—oft have 1 borne the dark attack, " But, safe in Virtue, smil'd at party hate. " Do thou the same—CONSCIENCR, if hid, will rack, " If known, contempt and scorn thy foe await." CRIM CON. SHERIFFS' COURT, BEDFORD-RoW. it FRAZER Z. BRITTLEBANK. This was a proceeding instituted to assess damages in the case of Simon Frazer, '&q. against Brittlebank, Esq. for criminal conversation with Susan his wife. The defendant had suffered judgment to go by default, and the damages were laid at' 10,0001. Mr. Sergeant BEST addressed the Jury. The plaintiff, Mr. Frazer, was a. gentleman who had enjoyed an estate of considerable value in the island of Bethke, in the West Indies. He was a gentleman of thirty-eight years of age, or upwards, and about 17 years ago had married the daughter of the Governor of Berbice, who was the subject of the present action. The defendant was alSo resident of perbice, and possessed of an estate, situate some distance from that of the plaintiff, which was known by the name of Brighton. The plaintiff and his wife were married in 1802, and up to the year 1813 lived in the island in a'state of perfect connubial happiness and affeethm. One son and three daughters were the fruits of their union. The plaintiff, during his resi dence at Berbice, had unfortunately entered in to a speculation with a Gentleman named Ro binson, which failed, and in the year 115 he returned with his wife to England. The de fendant, who had previously been on terms of close in'timacy with the plaintiff, was now selected as his most sacred friend, and it was determined ()poll that he should undertake the management of the property which the plaintiff had left behind. Such were the citcumstances of embarrassment in which the plaintiff was placed on his arrival in this kint:- don), that while he endeavoured to' procure a si tuation in which he knight repair his fortune, his wife went on a visit to his ft lends in Scotland. — Soon afterhtrabsenct he determined upon a voyage to India. Just, however, as he was about to sail, some of the difficulties under which he laboured ()vet took him, and fie was arrested. His wife, who had already manifested the utmost concern and af fection for him in his troubles, hearth of the latter circumstance, and without delay flew froM Scotland to join hint in his disappointments. They lived after this for some time in London, and at length matters were settled, and his Indian voyage again determined upon. Mrs. Frazer; it was arranged, was to go out to Berhice, taking with her one of the children, and leaving the °thins to the care of a relative. She was to take with her also a power 'of attorney, and upon her arrival in the West Indies, the defendant was to undertake the ma nagement and iirijustment of the property and concerns of the plaintiff. For this purpose, Mrs. Frazer left London for Falmouth, while the plaintiff pursued his voyage to India, and there, soon after his arrival, was appointed_ to a hid' :situation in the island of Batavia g Darin the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fra zer. in London, the affection and harmony in which they lived was apparent to all who knew them intimately, or who chanced to meet them in company. The circumstance of that separation he had described, and which was necessary for the actual security of their own and children's happi ness in a pecuniary vay, was one of a heart-rend ing nature. In confirmation of the strong feelings evinced by Mrs. Frazer towards her husband, he would produce two letters ; the first was dated from Fahnoutb, July 19, 1815, and was as fol lows : " Having finished the business which detained me here, I cannot think of departing without writing to my ever dearest Simon, wishing , my darling to be a participator with myself in our mutual feeling s, relying, as I ever shall, up o n his affec tion. You have had your sufferings,- but what are they to Mine, in being thus separated from you, whom i consider part of myself. But I still hope you love me as you once did, and may Heaven soon once more unite us to prove it. 'false care, my darling, of your precious health, for the sake of me, and your darling little ones t and oh ! should any thing happen to me, I pray you . regard our children especially, and reward those into whose care we have placed them. Your darling child, Adriana, is constantly calling for dear papa—she is the sweetest of little beings, and my only comfort. May Heaven guide and protect us both, and bear ua through the trials we ale to undergo, until we meet again. Remember, my darl ing,our affections and love.—Adieu, &c. &c." The second letter was dated from Berbice, lith October, 1815, and was in this strain : " My ever dearest Simon,—l have written twice since my arrival, and have now to inform you that I have been agai❑ attacked with my customary illness, and have, as before, had recourse to salivation. lam now, however, thank God, re covering my uld stock of health, but have passed many me lancholy weeks fur want of the presence of my ever (lathing Simon. You may, however, judge of my extacy and sur prise, in receiving your letter by the last packet, which in formed me of your safe arrival and good health in India.— YOur dear little Adriana is my only comfort here ; she is the . picture of her father, and the admiration of all who behold her. She is, in fact, the sweetest little creature that ever God made, and was certainly sent from Heaven to bind ns iu our loves, and comfort us in our afflictions ! She sends you a lock of her beautiful hair and a million of kisses." Such was the woman, however, who was made the victim of base destruction by the defendant ; by hi►n, who having intrusted to him the manage ment of his dearest friend's interests, took advan tage of his pecuniary embarrassments, and vio lated his wife. Several witnesses proved the affection of the man and wife, and after a speech from Mr. Gur ney, the Jury gave 1,2501. damages. EXECUTION.—W. Stewart, T. Corry, R. Ward low, G. Hesketh, and Margaret Dowd, were exe cuted at Lancaster on Saturday last, ptirsuant to their sentences at the last Assizes.—They all ap peared penitent at the fatal drop, and behaved as became their unhappy situation. THE'THEATRE. The new Tragedy which was brought forth last night at Covent-Garden Theatre, under the title of Bellanzira, .or The Fun. of Tunis, is generally reported to be the production of Mr. Silt FL, the author of The Apostate, which was successfully represented last season at the same place • We subjoin an abstract of the Fable for the amuse ment of our Conntt4 Readers : " Count Manfredi, a Nobleman of Naples, in slavery at Tunis, discovers that Charles the Fifth is marching, against , the Pirate. He arms his Christian fellow-slaves against their tyrants, and becomes himself ,their leader, binding himself by an oath, that not liberty—not the embraces of his wife and child, could make hint abandon the continuo cause. He sees a child dragged front ils mother, attempts to save it, but is prevented. The frantic mother now appears—it is Bella mira, Manfredi', wife. Flu attempts to save hoe from the pirates—!,hey are about to murder him, when snddenly Mon talto, the Governor a: Tunis, appears, and slaves him. This i.tirsonage had been Adii.iral at Venice, was stigmatized un justly as a traitor to the Republic, and had his wife and only child murdered by his own hrother. He fled to Toni , be rem-gade, and the 'Vicegerent of Haradin, in his al, on tiie expedition against the approaching Spaniards. M. beholds Bellamira, and pities her; he hears her eanies--it was that of his murdered child. He restores In r to freedom, h cr husinind, and her child. Amttrat, another renegade, now arrives from tho camp of Haradin, with an order to ililirder the Chief of the Christian Slaves, and suc ceed Montalto as Governor of Tunis. Amnrat would spare .hit:; at the instigation of Nfontalto, but that. he finds in him Manfredi, his mortal foe. Montalto 'provides a ship to carry away Manfredi and his wife—Nlanfredi resolves to keep his oath, and Bellamira will not leave her husband. Amino, during the conflict, conies in—discovers Manfredi, and has him dragged away in chains—looks on Bellamira—she was , the object of his early love, to carry off alums he had leagued with bandits—had, in consequence, been degraded front his nobility, branded on the forehead as a robber, and cast out from Naples. Manfredi it. was who defeated and disgraced hint, and tints became the object of his revenge and jealousy. Salerno, the supposed .father of Bellamira, meets Montalto, who discovers in bin) a brother, and I he murderercif his wife anti child. • Salerno sacs his daughter lives—Bellamira, then at Tunis, and in the power of Amurat. The father is horror struck. In the mean time Amurat has forced Bellamira to his haram, where she grasps a poignard, and threatens to slab herself if he approaches. He brings in her husband, who is doomed to . instant death - unless she throws down the dagger. She is re solute. He brings in her child; the dagger falls from her hand. Amurat is about to seize her, when Montalto rushes in and receives his daughter in his arms. Tunis is. now-at. tacked. Amurat is called off to battle, limiting previously sent the father, husband, and other captives, to a dungeon Manfredi and the others are carried out for instant execution; Montalto is left behind chained to a pillar. The dungeon door is left open in the confusion,• and Bellamira-finds her father. Amurat returns, accuses Montalto of treachery, and stabs hint. The shout of battle is heard. A scene of agoniz ing recognition takes place between the father and daughter. Amurat returns, wounded and bloody, his turban off, and his branded forehead bare, to carry off Bellamira. Montalto kills him, and Manfredi and Bellamira are restored to each other's arms." A new species of tragedy has appeared within the last few years, which may be styled the terrific, or, perhaps, the horrible, consisting of such situations of desperate distress as rather chill the mind than excise its sympathy. Such was The Apostate last, year, such is Bertram, and others'that we could notice, the Authors of which seem to have been educated in a school where the Pupils are regularly trained for dramatic compositions of the most gloomy, or rather the most scaring and outrageous nature. They seem, indeed, to have " supt full of horrors." The common order of dramatic distresses are of too tame a nature to interest their imaginations, and they seem more inclined to drive the audience out of the Theatre, in the wildness of despair, than to detain them in it by genuine pathos, that might awaken their sympathies. That these Authors sometimes produce striking imagery, forcible sen timents, and energetic language, must be admit ted, but, in general, they induce - the audience to wish the whole of these terrific scenes were at an end, that they might escape from torture, when they expected only to have their feelings exer cised by natural emotions, and that sympathy which arises from calamities to which human na- titre is exposed in all states of society. What we have now said is in a great degree applicable to the Tragedy before us, and we feel much regret on seeing compositions of this character gaining ground. Their tendency is, in effect, to weaken sympathy, by rendering the ordinary calamities of life dull and languid in comparison. Admitting the propriety of such compositions, the Tragedy of last night exhibits surprises, disappointments, distresses, and deliverances, quite sufficient for those who can admire such rapid and marvellous alternations and vicissitudes. It is proper, how ever, to observe, that not one mark of disappro bation appeared during the whole of the repre sentation, but the applause, we conceive, was wholly applicable to the performers. The cha racters are well cast, and were as well supported. YOUNG in /1/0/Ito/10, C. KEMBLR in Manfredi", MACREADY ill Serrano,, TERRY in Salerno, and Miss O'NEILL in Bellamira, gave the piece all pos sible support. There is the sante fault in this Tragedy as there was in The Apostate—the heroine and other characters are suiferd to wander about where they please, at a time when every motion must be observed, and when it was impossible for them to move without a guard. But such simple matters are beneath the consideration of a lofty Poet, who i 3 too intent in studying for the marvel lous in action and in sentiment, to regard the pro bable. Even its the freest states such loco-motive liberty, under suspicious circumstances, would hardly escape the criticism of the Constable. The house was full, and the piece 'was announced for repetition to-morrow by Mr. C. KEMBLE with general consent, and, as 'we have before said, without one dissenting voice. While we arc no great adtnirers of the play, we cannot but.approee of its timely introduction. Our work at ALGIERS, though glorious to those engaged in it, its heroic Commander in particular, and the country which prepared the expedition, has not subdued the nest of atrocious pirates, and whatever may incite the nations of Europe to extinguish such an exe crable Baud of Robbers, deserves encouragement and applause. The Prologue, glancing at this subject, was well delivered by Mr. CONNER, and the Epilogue, not very pointed or novel, by Miss BRUNTON, whom we could not but pity for be ing obliged, when exercising no other duty, to remain late in the Theatre for the purpose of delivering dull line 4 to which few attend.— The Managers do not seem to know bow to em. ploy with due discretion the talents of this pro mising young Actre3s. The curiosities of antigniLy se►►t oy the Bey of TRIPOLY for the PRINCE REGENT, were removed yesterday from the Weymouth store-ship, at Drpt• lord, to the Tower. %